‘I don’t want them to select me if I play as a keeper’, Glenn Phillips’ blunt reply to New Zealand Cricket Board
Glenn Phillips is one of the best fielders in the world Glenn Phillips. (Photo Source: Twitter) New Zealand cricket team’s star batsman Glenn Phillips has recently talked about his transformation and explained how he has transformed from a wicketkeeper to one of the best fielders in the world. So, the 27-year-old player has given a big statement about this and said that he does not like wicketkeeping at all and when he suffered a back injury, he started speaking more openly about this. Also, Phillips has clearly told the New Zealand Cricket Board that if they want to select him in the team as a wicketkeeper, then they should not select him. It is worth noting that since his debut in 2017, Phillips has been selected in the team as an all-rounder only once, while every time he gets a place in the Kiwi team as a wicketkeeper. Glenn Phillips made a big statement Let us tell you that in a recent interview with Wisden, Glenn Phillips said- I did not like wicketkeeping for a long time before the back injury, but after this injury I got an excuse not to do it. It started with telling New Zealand Cricket that I do not want them to select me if I play as a wicketkeeper. Phillips further said- I got into the career boat with my skills and thankfully it worked out for me. I hate doing something with passion, but I will do the work that I enjoy. On the other hand, this change has been seen in Phillips’ game as well. As a wicketkeeper, his average in T20 format is 18.4 and strike rate is 117.94. Whereas when he plays with the team as an all-rounder, his average is 34.28 and strike rate is 143.67.
Women’s Asia Cup: Before India-Pakistan match, Harmanpreet Kaur’s blunt reply to journalist, video goes viral
The match between India and Pakistan will start at 7 pm Harmanpreet Kaur (Pic Source X) The Women’s Asia Cup 2024 is starting today and the Indian women’s team is starting its campaign with a match against Pakistan. The team is led by Harmanpreet Kaur and she gave a very funny answer to a question in the press conference before the start of the tournament. Actually, a video is going viral on social media, in which the captains of all the teams are present in the press conference and the reporter asks the Indian captain a question, “Concerns have increased about the importance of women’s cricket, especially after the Bangladesh tour. Journalists are seen less in the press conference, so what is your opinion on this?” Harmanpreet asked for a repeat of the question, to which the reporter asked the same question, to which the Indian captain replied laughingly, “Well, it has nothing to do with me. You guys have to come and cover us.” Here is that video Looks like its same reporter who asked ‘Last match you perform what happening’ ??? pic.twitter.com/jDIFnwT1OQ — Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) July 18, 2024 Women’s cricket has received a lot of coverage in recent times In the Bangladesh tour mentioned by the reporter in his question, the Indian women’s team had completely dominated and won 5-0 against the host team. Let us tell you that people’s interest in women’s cricket has increased, due to which it has received a lot of coverage in recent times. The first two seasons of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) have been very spectacular and successful. That is why huge crowds are coming to the stadium for the bilateral matches of the Indian women’s team. Two matches will be played on the first day of the Women’s Asia Cup today. The first match will be played between UAE and Nepal, while the second match between India and Pakistan will start at 7 pm. Both matches will be played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambul.
‘Don’t teach us how to do reverse swing’ Inzamam-ul-Haq’s blunt reply to Rohit Sharma, watch viral video
Recently, Inzamam had accused the Indian team of ball tampering. Rohit Sharma and Inzamam-ul-Haq (Image Credit- Twitter X) Recently, a big statement came from the former Pakistan cricket team captain Inzamam-ul-Haq in which he said that during the ongoing T20 World Cup, the Indian cricket team is tampering with the ball to get swing. So when Indian captain Rohit Sharma was questioned about this before the match against England, he said that the ball swings automatically on a dry wicket and those who are thinking like this need to open their minds. After this, there is a continuous discussion in the cricket world about this matter, and it does not seem that this controversy is going to cool down very soon. Let us tell you that after this statement of Rohit Sharma, a video of Inzamam is also becoming viral very fast on social media. In this video, he has said that do not teach us how to do reverse swing. Don’t teach us how to do reverse swing: Inzamam-ul-Haq Let us tell you that according to this viral video on the internet, Inzamam says that we will definitely open our minds. First of all, he (Rohit Sharma) has said that reverse swing is happening, this is true. Secondly, Rohit Sharma does not need to teach us how reverse swing happens, how it happens, and on which pitch it happens. People who teach swing are not told this. The umpire needs to keep his mind open. Watch this viral video of Inzamam ul Haq Inzi is owning them fs😭🙏pic.twitter.com/zOrdLLy6P3 — Hassan Abbasian (@HassanAbbasian) June 28, 2024 On the other hand, if we talk about Team India, they have made it to the finals after winning the semi-final against England. The Indian team is now going to face South Africa in the final match on 19 June. It will be interesting to see how the Men in Blue will perform in this match?